Tiffany blue shoes

The end result

Confession: I love thrifting. That song "Thrift Shop" may as well be my anthem. So when I saw a perfectly good (if bland) pair of shoes for $3.50, I had to get them.

These are the bland shoes. They are actually brand new (had original stickers), so I assume they were surplus? But I already have a very nice pair of brown suede pumps, so I knew this would be the perfect time to try PAINTING SHOES!

I used a simple combination of teal blue acrylic craft paint and glossy modpodge. I did 3-4 layers to make sure it was opaque, hard-wearing, and not too brush stroked. This is a picture as they're drying for the last layer, the brush strokes are a lot less noticeable once it's all dried! And I did this outside on a sunny day so it only took 5-10 minutes for each layer to dry.

Waiting to dry....

So far they are wearing wonderfully! I like the gloss finish, it almost makes them look patent. But I think this would be an equally great look with a matte finish.